Patents by Inventor Eun Sue Kim

Eun Sue Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11305679
    Abstract: An armrest apparatus for a vehicle includes: a lower arm located on a side surface of a seat and configured to rotate with respect to the seat by power of a lower arm motor; and an upper arm extending along a lengthwise direction of the lower arm and configured to rotate with respect to the lower arm by power of an upper arm motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong Heui Lee, Myung Hoe Kim, Eun Sue Kim, Seung Sik Han, Tae Hyung Kim, Sun Ho Hur, Sang Yong Koo, Dong Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11299081
    Abstract: A multifunction footrest apparatus for a vehicle is provided in a space in which a passenger seat is positioned so as to be movable in a front-rear direction. The multifunction footrest apparatus may be inserted into and housed in a lower space under a dashboard including a glove box, and it may perform a massage and an acupressure for calves and soles of a back seat passenger by using a lower door including a first massage device and an upper door including a second massage device and an acupressure plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventors: Hong Heui Lee, Dae Ig Jung, Eun Sue Kim, Seung Hyeok Chang, Byoung Wan Bae, Seong Bin Jeong, Sin Jeong Kang, Duk Kyu Byun
  • Patent number: 11225182
    Abstract: A console apparatus with a variable table provided in a vehicle can include: a housing having an inner space with an open upper portion; a support configured to be vertically movable in the inner space of the housing; a table part rotatably connected to an upper end of the support; and a lifting part disposed in the housing and configured to fix a position of the support or adjust a speed of the support when the support is moved up or down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Ecoplastic Corporation
    Inventors: Young Ju Lee, Eun Sue Kim, Dong Jin Park
  • Patent number: 11142095
    Abstract: A control system for a seat of a vehicle, the control system includes: a seat actuator disposed at each of seats in the vehicle to implement motions of the seats including folding, reclining, sliding, or rotating of the seats; a motion calculator calculating types and degrees of motions of the seats based on information about a passenger and an object received from a user; and a driving controller enabling all of the passenger and the object input by the user to be loaded by controlling the seat actuators in accordance with a calculation result of the motion calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Dae Ig Jung, Seung Hyeok Chang, Hong Heui Lee
  • Publication number: 20210309247
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically arranging seats of an autonomous vehicle enable seats to be remotely changed between a standard arrangement mode and a final target arrangement mode. The apparatus includes a manipulation device configured to generate a signal corresponding to a target arrangement mode of seats through manipulation by a passenger, seat motors respectively provided in the seats so as to control positions and postures of the seats, seat controllers for controlling operation of the seat motors, and a vehicle controller configured to transmit a signal from the manipulation device to the seat controllers, transmit an abnormal signal indicating jamming of the seats to the manipulation device or control the seat controllers provided in the vehicle. As a result, it is possible to easily change the seats to a desired arrangement mode in an autonomous vehicle without interference with peripheral components during movement of the seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Seung Hyeok Chang, Dae Ig Jung, Hong Heui Lee, Han Dong Yuk, Sang Chul Jung, Dong Kyu Lee, Han Jin Kim, Sun Ho Hur
  • Publication number: 20210261029
    Abstract: An armrest apparatus for a vehicle includes: a lower arm located on a side surface of a seat and configured to rotate with respect to the seat by power of a lower arm motor; and an upper arm extending along a lengthwise direction of the lower arm and configured to rotate with respect to the lower arm by power of an upper arm motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Hong Heui LEE, Myung Hoe KIM, Eun Sue KIM, Seung Sik HAN, Tae Hyung KIM, Sun Ho HUR, Sang Yong KOO, Dong Kyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20210237621
    Abstract: A seat control system facilitating a vehicle may include a plurality of seats that are electrically controlled indoors to avoid interference between the seats or collision between occupants when changing a position of each seat and to adjust a moving speed and a sensitivity of a position-change seat according to the ambient circumstances of the seat so that the collision between occupants or between objects is efficiently prevented, ensuring stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Dae Won San Up Co., Ltd, Itopsautomotive Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Eun Sue KIM, Seung Hyeok CHANG, Dae Ig JUNG, Hong Heui LEE, Han Dong YUK, Sang Chul JUNG, Sun Ho HUR, Dong Kyu LEE, Han Jin KIM
  • Patent number: 10960792
    Abstract: An auxiliary seat storage apparatus of a seat is disclosed. An auxiliary seat slides in a lower portion of a main seat in a state of being folded to be accommodated in the lower portion of the main seat such that convenience of a user and storability can be improved. Further, when the auxiliary seat is accommodated in the lower portion of the main seat, the auxiliary seat is moved forward so that a foot insertion space is secured to a rear side of the auxiliary seat in a state in which the auxiliary seat is accommodated in the lower portion of the main seat such that ease of access of a passenger sitting on a rear seat can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, DAE WON SAN UP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Hong Heui Lee, Seung Hyeok Chang, Sun Ho Hur, Sang Yong Koo, Dong Hwi Kim
  • Publication number: 20200406795
    Abstract: An auxiliary seat storage apparatus of a seat is disclosed. An auxiliary seat slides in a lower portion of a main seat in a state of being folded to be accommodated in the lower portion of the main seat such that convenience of a user and storability can be improved. Further, when the auxiliary seat is accommodated in the lower portion of the main seat, the auxiliary seat is moved forward so that a foot insertion space is secured to a rear side of the auxiliary seat in a state in which the auxiliary seat is accommodated in the lower portion of the main seat such that ease of access of a passenger sitting on a rear seat can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Hong Heui Lee, Seung Hyeok Chang, Sun Ho Hur, Sang Yong Koo, Dong Hwi Kim
  • Publication number: 20200282866
    Abstract: A control system for a seat of a vehicle, the control system includes: a seat actuator disposed at each of seats in the vehicle to implement motions of the seats including folding, reclining, sliding, or rotating of the seats; a motion calculator calculating types and degrees of motions of the seats based on information about a passenger and an object received from a user; and a driving controller enabling all of the passenger and the object input by the user to be loaded by controlling the seat actuators in accordance with a calculation result of the motion calculator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Dae Ig Jung, Seung Hyeok Chang, Hong Heui Lee
  • Patent number: 10661717
    Abstract: A console device for a vehicle is provided. A console box is provided to be movable to a desired position in the forward-and-backward direction of the vehicle. The console box is inserted into the space under a crash pad when the console box moves in the forward direction of the vehicle. Therefore, utilization of the interior space of the vehicle is maximized, and the console device is therefore suitable for installation in an autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Ecoplastic Corporation
    Inventors: Young Ju Lee, Eun Sue Kim, Dong Jin Park
  • Publication number: 20200156525
    Abstract: A multifunction footrest apparatus for a vehicle is provided in a space in which a passenger seat is positioned so as to be movable in a front-rear direction. The multifunction footrest apparatus may be inserted into and housed in a lower space under a dashboard including a glove box, and it may perform a massage and an acupressure for calves and soles of a back seat passenger by using a lower door including a first massage device and an upper door including a second massage device and an acupressure plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Hong Heui LEE, Dae Ig JUNG, Eun Sue KIM, Seung Hyeok CHANG, Byoung Wan BAE, Seong Bin JEONG, Sin Jeong KANG, Duk Kyu BYUN
  • Patent number: 10604052
    Abstract: A sliding-type footrest device for a vehicle includes: a guide rail mounted on a floor panel and extending in a forward-and-backward direction; a footrest housing engaged with the guide rail to slide along the guide rail in the forward-and-backward direction, the footrest housing having a door configured to be opened or closed; and a footrest box disposed inside the footrest housing and allowing a backseat passenger to place feet into the footrest while the door is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Hyundai Dymos Incorporated
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Dae Ig Jung, Jai Hak Kim, Seung Hyeok Chang, Byoung Wan Bae, Seong Bin Jeong, Sin Jeong Kang, Duk Kyu Byun
  • Patent number: 10507744
    Abstract: A relaxing seat for a vehicle may include a fixed rail fixed to a vehicle body; a first moving rail coupled to the fixed rail; a second moving rail coupled to the first moving rail; a back link rotatably coupled to the fixed rail and a seat back frame; a cushion rear-side link including first and second end portions, wherein the first end portion is rotatably coupled to a portion at which a lower end portion of the seat back frame and a rear end portion of a seat cushion frame are rotatably coupled to each other, and the second end portion is rotatably coupled to the first moving rail; and a cushion front-side frame including a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first end portion is rotatably coupled to a front end portion of the seat cushion frame, and the second end portion of which is fixedly coupled to the second moving rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, DAE WON SAN UP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Seung Hyeok Chang, Dae Ig Jung, Sun Ho Hur, Young Cheol Jang, Sang Yong Koo, Byoung Su You, Tae Hyung Kim, Jong Ho Lim, Dong Hwi Kim
  • Publication number: 20190315259
    Abstract: A console apparatus with a variable table provided in a vehicle can include: a housing having an inner space with an open upper portion; a support configured to be vertically movable in the inner space of the housing; a table part rotatably connected to an upper end of the support; and a lifting part disposed in the housing and configured to fix a position of the support or adjust a speed of the support when the support is moved up or down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Young Ju Lee, Eun Sue Kim, Dong Jin Park
  • Publication number: 20190315281
    Abstract: A console device for a vehicle is provided. A console box is provided to be movable to a desired position in the forward-and-backward direction of the vehicle. The console box is inserted into the space under a crash pad when the console box moves in the forward direction of the vehicle. Therefore, utilization of the interior space of the vehicle is maximized, and the console device is therefore suitable for installation in an autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Young Ju Lee, Eun Sue Kim, Dong Jin Park
  • Patent number: 10377270
    Abstract: A seat position adjustment apparatus for a vehicle may include fixed rails fixed on a bottom plane; first sliding rails configured to slide in forward and backward directions on the fixed rails respectively, and provided with cushion links rotatably coupled to the cushion frame; second sliding rails configured to move with the first sliding rails and slide on and protrude from the first sliding rails, and formed to support the cushion frame with the cushion links; a driving device mounted to the first sliding rails or the second sliding rails and configured to transmit power to the first sliding rails and the second sliding rails; and a seat back link rotatably mounted on the bottom plane or the fixed rails and rotatably coupled to and supporting a seat back frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Dae Won San Up Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il Hong Park, Eun Sue Kim, Dae Ig Jung, Keun Sig Lim, Byoung Su You, Jong Ho Lim, Sang Yong Koo, Sun Ho Hur, Dong Hwi Kim, Young Cheol Jang, Tae Hyung Kim
  • Patent number: 10377283
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a slim foam pad for vehicle seats, may include injecting a first foam solution into a first mold to manufacture an upper pad; inserting the manufactured upper pad into a second mold; and injecting a second foam solution to a first surface of the upper pad inserted into the second mold to manufacture a lower pad integrally coupled to the upper pad, wherein the second foam solution is foamed in a state of being in direct contact with the first surface of the upper pad, wherein no additional border separation member is provided at a border between the upper pad and the lower pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Nam Kue Park, Gi Cheol Woo, Hyun Jong Lee, Dae Ig Jung, Il Hong Park, Sang Heon Lee
  • Publication number: 20190232847
    Abstract: A sliding-type footrest device for a vehicle includes: a guide rail mounted on a floor panel and extending in a forward-and-backward direction; a footrest housing engaged with the guide rail to slide along the guide rail in the forward-and-backward direction, the footrest housing having a door configured to be opened or closed; and a footrest box disposed inside the footrest housing and allowing a backseat passenger to place feet into the footrest while the door is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Eun Sue KIM, Dae Ig JUNG, Jai Hak KIM, Seung Hyeok CHANG, Byoung Wan BAE, Seong Bin JEONG, Sin Jeong KANG, Duk Kyu BYUN
  • Publication number: 20190168644
    Abstract: A relaxing seat for a vehicle may include a fixed rail fixed to a vehicle body; a first moving rail coupled to the fixed rail; a second moving rail coupled to the first moving rail; a back link rotatably coupled to the fixed rail and a seat back frame; a cushion rear-side link including first and second end portions, wherein the first end portion is rotatably coupled to a portion at which a lower end portion of the seat back frame and a rear end portion of a seat cushion frame are rotatably coupled to each other, and the second end portion is rotatably coupled to the first moving rail; and a cushion front-side frame including a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first end portion is rotatably coupled to a front end portion of the seat cushion frame, and the second end portion of which is fixedly coupled to the second moving rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, DAE WON SAN UP CO., LTD
    Inventors: Eun Sue Kim, Seung Hyeok Chang, Dae lg Jung, Sun Ho Hur, Young Cheol Jang, Sang Yong Koo, Byoung Su You, Tae Hyung Kim, Jong Ho Lim, Dong Hwi Kim